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bore to 306

hey guys anyone know where to get a good quality bottom end kit for my stang. i ordered my trick flow top end kit yesterday and decided f*ck it i'll do the bottom end too. cuz i might through a 75 shot on it as well and i want the motor to be solid. so where should i purchase the piston, rings etc?.. and does anyone know of a machine shop in Austin Tx or close by that does good motor work? thanks

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iff you want 350 rwhp..your gonna need a well thought out combo..but since you already order the trick flow kit....rwhp will be around 270-280 and a dyno tune may help raise that a little and the 75 shot should help you come really close to your goal... but as far as the bottom end goes..take it to a machine shop and see if it'll need a crank clean up/polish or a bore or just a hone.. they'll be able to tell you exactly what is reccommended...but you should be able to easily freshen up the bottom end for 1000 and for added strength I'd add a main cap girdle

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Originally Posted by dudegirl

Be polite and cordial when you talk to them, as pissing off the guys that can help you is seldom a good idea.

since i'm just learning how everything works i decided to go with a kit. (trickflow). i got buddys that know how to do this type of work but they were bullshi^ing on exactly i needed. if i did throw a 331 stroker on there where would that put me on rwhp. whats a good kit and how much labor for the machining and the kit would i be looking at? and i would probably have to get a different cam? right?

I just had a 347 short block built by fordstrokers.com...check them out for prices= good......and you'd really need to rethink your top end combo for a stroker.. that kit is for a 3o2 and will produce 302 power.. you'll need better heads and cam and intake for a good stroker set up and rwhp can put you over 350 easy with right pick of parts

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Originally Posted by dudegirl

Be polite and cordial when you talk to them, as pissing off the guys that can help you is seldom a good idea.

well i'm pretty sure the machine work at one local shop will cost around 400. i might be wrong but i think this includes turning the crank, boring it out and blue print, and shaving down the side were the heads hit, i don't remember what thats called. so exactly what will i need for parts. i know the piston and rings kit. what about rods? is this it? sorry like i previously stated i'm still learning. i'm a hands on learner so when i do the work with my buddies i should definitely have it figured out. should i bore it .30 over or .40? thanks

.030 is standard and you'll need a complete gasket kit and oil pump and cam if you decide to swap at this time..new timing chain....and once machine shop determines it needs a bore of .030...then buy pistons so they can match bore to pistons and matching rings to pistons and you can reuse your stock rods...and can have them reconditioned if desired

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Originally Posted by dudegirl

Be polite and cordial when you talk to them, as pissing off the guys that can help you is seldom a good idea.

.030 is standard and you'll need a complete gasket kit and oil pump and cam if you decide to swap at this time..new timing chain....and once machine shop determines it needs a bore of .030...then buy pistons so they can match bore to pistons and matching rings to pistons and you can reuse your stock rods...and can have them reconditioned if desired

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it would be like having a brand new engine, and with the trickflow topend kit, youll be making decent power

why a 75shot? most ppl start with 100shot, and work there way up, from what ive heard the STOCK parts can handle 100shot pretty easy, and ive seen quite a few dyno's where a 150shot jumps HP by 100hp! (in most cases )

yeah. the only real shop is south austin machine shop and i've heard good things as well as bad things so i really don't know. if all else fails i'll go there. but i wish houston was closer cuz i heard there are hella good shops there. yeah man i might take you up on that offer. i'm the exact same way about not knowing things and figuring them out. pm me. like i said i'll probably rip it down next weekend or the weekend after that. i had wrist surgery yesterday so i'm swollen as hell. (who knos why i keep typing it freekin hurts) and hope it goes down by next week when parts get here

Sounds like fun. I need to find a shop somewhere close to get my GT40 heads cleaned up but I don't have the cash to play with it right now so I just tweak things here and work what I can to play with my car. I am getting ready to rebuild a buddies POS SRT4 motor because he doesn't know what he is doing and he thinks he does and I am gettin $200 for it. Not a bad deal. I work cheap lol. Just bought a house, have 2 car payments, an 9 month old daughter and a wife with Army pay doesn't leave alot of room for playinglol

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